(NewsNation) — 来自南卡罗来纳州的共和党众议员南希·梅斯和来自弗吉尼亚州的民主党众议员苏哈斯·苏布拉马尼亚姆，两人坐在议院两侧，表示杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的调查仍未完成。他们誓言无论明年哪党控制众议院，都将继续推动以获取答案。
(NewsNation) — Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., who sit on opposite sides of the aisle, said the Jeffrey Epstein investigation remains unfinished. They vowed to keep pressing for answers no matter which party controls the House next year.
两位立法者周三加入NewsNation主持人克里斯·库莫的节目，讨论幸存者获取记录以及政府透明度。库莫询问，鉴于司法部长托德·布兰奇表示司法部对爱泼斯坦文件的审查已经“结束”，这一努力是否实际上已经终止。梅斯表示，一项名为“爱泼斯坦2.0”的撮议请愿书仅差两个签名即可达到所需数量。如果该请愿书在众议院通过，她说，“这将使幸存者能够获得调查文件。”她补充说，这还将允各州司法部长，包括新墨西哥州的司法部长，在联邦官员拒绝时展开调查。
The two lawmakers joined NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Wednesday to discuss survivor access to records and government transparency. Cuomo asked whether the effort has effectively ended, given that Attorney General Todd Blanche said the DOJ’s review of the Epstein files was “over.”Mace said a discharge petition dubbed “Epstein 2.0.” is two signatures short of what it needs. If it clears the House, she said, “it will allow survivors to get their documents from the investigation.”She added it would also allow state attorneys general, including New Mexico’s, to investigate if federal officials decline to.
苏布拉马尼亚姆表示，如果民主党夺取众议院控制权，工作将继续。“我们将执行我们的传票，”他说，并补充民主党也将传票那些回避质询的人。他表示，许多早期访谈是自愿进行的，且未在宣誓下进行，只有少数证人拒绝回答某些问题并交出文件。“我们才只是触及表面，”他说。
Subramanyam said the work would continue if Democrats take control. “We’re going to enforce our subpoenas,” he said, adding Democrats would also subpoena people who have dodged questions. He said many earlier interviews were voluntary and not conducted under oath, and only some witnesses refused to answer certain questions and hand over documents. “We’re only scraping the surface,” he said.
库莫建议在闭门会议中让幸存者出席委员会，以确定谁在场。梅斯表示她会支持这一点。“在这种情况下，他们将是安全的，我将100%支持它，”她说。
Cuomo proposed bringing survivors before the committee in a closed session to identify who was present. Mace said she would support it. “In that context, they would be safe and I would 100% support it,” she said.
两位立法者表示，幸存者担心来自富有且有权势男子的诽谤诉讼。梅斯表示她周一提出了一项法案，旨在为赢得此类诉讼的幸存者承担法律费用。苏布拉马尼亚姆表示，问题远超此次调查。“我们必须修改现行法律，这些法律目前正在不利于性暴力受害者，”他说。
Both lawmakers said survivors fear defamation suits from rich and powerful men. Mace said she filed a bill Monday that would cover legal fees for survivors who win such cases. Subramanyam said the problem reaches beyond this investigation. “We have to change the laws on the books that are right now against victims of sexual violence,” he said.